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Oct 21, 2007 10:15 pm US/Pacific

1 Killed, Up To 800 Evacuated In SoCal Brush Fires

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) ― More than a half-dozen wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds spread across Southern California on Sunday.

The blazes killed one person in southeastern San Diego County and destroyed several homes and a church in Malibu.

No details were immediately available about the death in San Diego County. Authorities say four firefighters and four other people were injured and taken to local hospitals.

Fire officials say about 1,500 people had been evacuated in Malibu and five homes and two commercial buildings have been lost. No injuries were reported.

Between 500 and 800 people were evacuated and three injured in northeastern Los Angeles County near Agua Dulce as a fire ran through 10,000 acres in just a few hours. 250 firefighters are trying to get a handle on the flames and authorities say 10 buildings have been destroyed.

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